The U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association is a
Not-for-profit IRS 501 (c) (3) "Public Charity".
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The U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association is a
Not-for-profit IRS 501 (c) (3) "Public Charity".
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Picture of the Month
(1957? - City of Los Angeles - Archives)
Questions? Email: RussUSRoute6@aol.com
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It’s Official,
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Massachusetts Association Web Page
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Welcome to Colorado!! “The Land of Adventure” |
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 Meet Kenneth Oltjenbruns. Ken was our past Administrative
Assistant and is now our Executive Director of the Colorado U.S. Route 6
Tourist Association.
Ken is actually exchanging positions with Mary Tomky who served as the Executive Director since 2004. We all appreciate Mary’s hard work and dedication. Mary, thank you! Ken will be overseeing a number of programs and projects and would like to invite individuals, businesses, counties, cities, small towns and rural communities to become members so they can participate in the decision making process. This also includes high school and college students who have an interest in history and in the future economic development of their community. Students will have the opportunity to participate in our Student Internship Program. Besides working on economic development and cultural preservation projects, Ken will be working closely with Rachel Carey our Executive Producer – Director of Route 6 Productions in the making of a documentary movie about the Grand Old Highway. For more information visit the Colorado Association web page at http://route6tour.com/Route6colorado.htm Colorado Map and Directory web page http://route6tour.com/colorado.htm Questions? Email: Colorado@route6tour.com |
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New York State is now a member of the Route 6 Team!! |
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We welcome Tara L. Henry as the Executive Director of the New York U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association. As a student intern attending the University of Central Missouri her postgraduate project was to create the New York State Division of the National Association. Yes, Tara is a native of the State of New York.
She has a Bachelors Degree in Photography and Tourism Management. She is definitely Route 6 to the core and loves exploring the old roads. To learn more about Tara and the New York Association visit; http://route6tour.com/Route6newyork.htm and you will also have the opportunity to view her Photo Web Site of Route 6 pictures. Enjoy! |
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Iowa joins the Network of 14 U.S.
Route 6 States |
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Meet David W. Darby, Executive Director of the Iowa U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association. David is a native of Iowa and was raised along the Grand Old Highway. He has a professional background in writing and photography. He is now in the process of completing a book on the history of Iowa’s Historic U.S. Route 6.
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Learn about Preserving our American Heritage
Michele M. Heitzmann
Keynote Speaker
If your business, organization or school is looking for that
special Keynote Speaker give us a call.
Michele is Vice Chair on the Board of Directors of the
National U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association.
She will address the Association's current and proposed
economic development (tourism) and
cultural preservation (American's small towns) programs.
Learn about proposed projects which include audio-visual
productions, an Internet Route 6 travel guide,
regional museums and visitor centers and Historic US 6
signage across the nation.
As part of our educational program, Michele will stress the
importance of including
Sr. High School and College student interns in the
development of the Association.
Learn about the history of the Grand Old Highway. Remember
the old diners where you could
stop for a home cooked meal? How about
The Burma Shave Phenomenon
Her talks are educational, informative and fun.
The U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association is a
Not-for-profit IRS 501 (c) (3)
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CONNECTICUT JOINS THE TEAM!
Its been two years since semi-retired newspaper reporter Joe Hurley walked all 3,652 miles (coast-to-coast) along the Grand Old Highway. He is currently completing a book about his adventure and is now writing stories for American Road Magazine. Joe now has a new challenge as the Executive Director of the
Connecticut U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association. He would like to hear
from those individuals and communities that are interested in the
economic development and preservation of our American Heritage along
the historic highway. What's New California!!
Mr. Hann is a past two term Mayor of the City of Lancaster. He is retired from the Los Angeles County Fire Department and is currently working part-time as a fire safety consultant with the movie industry. Fred is definitely Route 6 to the core. He enjoys history and driving the back roads. His
goals are to create community involvement in establishing a Route 6
economic development and cultural preservation plan for the cities
and towns located along the Grand Old Highway in California. If you are interested in learning more about the California Association, or how you can become a member or student intern, you can contact Fred Hann at: california@route6tour.com Historic U.S. Route 6 is the longest highway ever established in the United States. Our association is dedicated to its preservation and to the economic well being of all entities along its path. With this site we hope to be your top source for Route 6 information. We also hope to be an interactive exchange of interesting stories and Route 6 experiences. So, if you have a great story you'd like to share with us, or an interesting picture, feel free to contact us and we'll post it on our site. We're more than happy to take a little break to share a good story. A special "Thank You" to James R. Hendricks, composer and performer of our theme song, "Long Lonesome Highway". James Hendricks - Biography
When we started in October, 2000, the high school students were
looking for music to go with the web site.
The player above requires Flash Player, we also have a link to the source MP3 file of Long Lonesome Highway by Jim Hendricks
Check
out the Latest Story of U.S. Route 6
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For the past few years Don Doucette has been our official Agent and Ambassador at Large in Massachusetts. Through his efforts he has established Historic U.S. 6 Route signage at the East end of the Grand Old Highway in Provincetown.
Welcome Fred
M. Hann to the team. Fred is now the Executive Director of the
California U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association. 